Syllabus

General introduction of compounds containing metal-carbon bond, Structure and bonding, 18-Electron rule, Preparation, properties and bonding of metal carbonyls, nitrosyls and phosphine complexes, Synthesis and bonding of metal alkyls and hydride compounds, Bonding and structure of metal-olefins, metal-alkyne, cyclobutadiene, cyclopentadiene, arene based compounds and their Molecular Orbital bonding approach. Metal-carbon multiple bond: Metal-carbenes and metal-carbyne compounds and their properties. Metallocenes: Structure, bonding and reactivity (includes ferrocene, ruthenocene, chromocene, cobaoltocene, nickelocene etc). Metallacyclic compounds. Fluxional behaviour of organometallic compounds. Metal clusters: Synthetic aspects, properties and bonding, Metal-metal multiple bond: double, triple and quadruple bonded clusters. Preparation and applications of Organolithium, organomagnesium, organoaluminum and organoboron compounds, Basic concept of organometallic catalysis, Metathesis and polymerization reaction. Ligand Substitution reaction, oxidative-addition and reductive-elimination reaction, Insertion and hydride elimination reaction.

basic understanding on structure, bonding, preparation and application of organometallic compounds.

1) This course will provide basic understanding on structure, bonding, preparation and application of organometallic compounds.
2) Students will develop a thorough understanding of various inorganic reaction steps and the mechanism involved in those reactions.

C. Elschenbroich and A, Salzer, Organometallic-A Concise introduction, Weinheim

R. C. Mehrotra and A. Singh, Organometallic Chemistry-A unified approach, New age international (P)limited publisher

R.H. Crabtree, The organometallic chemistry of the transition metals, Wiley-Interscience

D. Astruc, Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis, Springer